Luke 4:21 This day is this scripture fulfilled

KJV Verse:

Greek Verse:

Literal Alternative:

On this day, it has fulfilled itself, the writing, the same, in those ears of yours.

Hidden Meaning:

This verse returns to Christ's common vocabulary from the quotes in the previous two verses. The initial word in untranslated in the KJV. There is a humorous feel to this because of the "filling in your ears" remark.

The Greek word translated as "this day" is an adverb that means "for today" and "on this day."

The word translated as "thix" is the Greek word commonly translated as pronouns in English, but it has a few shades of meaning our pronouns do not have. The word technically means "the same," and when used as a pronoun can mean "the true self" as opposed to appearances.

"The scripture" is a Greek noun that means "writing", "the art of writing," and "that which is written." It came to mean "scripture" from its use in the Gospels.

ἡγραφὴ (noun sg fem nom) "The scripture" is graphe, which means "representing by means of lines", "a drawing", "writing", "the art of writing," and "that which is written." It came to mean "scripture" from its use in the Gospels.

αὕτη (adj sg fem nom) "This" is autos, which means "the same," and the reflexive pronouns, "myself", "yourself", "himself", "herself", "itself," or the oblique case of the pronouns, "him", "her," and "it." It also means "one's true self," that is, "the soul" as opposed to the body and "of one's own accord."